Irene Culver, 95, Plains, KS, died Monday, September 12, 2011,
at Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS.
She was born April 23, 1916 at Plains, KS, the daughter of
Reinhart J. & Vena V. Garrison Langhofer.
She graduated Plains High School in 1934. She worked at the
Plains State Bank for thirteen years and was secretary for

A.J. “Blackie” Nelson 92 died, Thursday, September 15, 2011 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS
He was born July 14, 1919 in Roxbury, Massachusetts the son of Samual & Catherine (O’Donnell) Nelson. He was placed in St. Joseph Catholic Orphanage in

Leo Jerome “L.J.” French, age 59, died Sept. 11, 2011 at his residence in Liberal, KS.
He was born December 29, 1951 in Liberal, KS, the son of Donald and Eva (Wiggians) French.
He was a 1970 graduate from Liberal High School and attended Ft. Hays State University. He learned to

Jim Cox, age 59, died Sunday morning, September 11, 2011, in rural Ford County, Kansas.
He was born October 10, 1951, in Meade, Kansas, the son of James Paul and Mary D. (Eakes) Cox. As a young boy he attended the St. Patrick’s Parochial School. He lat

Abe J. Isaac, age 88, died early Wednesday morning, September 7, 2011, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas.
He was born November 26, 1922, in rural Meade County, Kansas, the son of Jacob F. and Katrina Friesen Isaac. As a young boy he attended the Lilydale School in rural Meade County. A lifetim

Shirley J. Randall, age 72, died early Wednesday morning, September 7, 2011, at the Minneola District Hospital, Minneola, Kansas.
She was born March 22, 1939, at Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Woodrow “Woody” and Clara B. (Chambers) Harmon. As a young girl she attended the

Robert (Bob) Martin, age57, died Monday, September 01, 2011 at his home in Elkhart, Kansas. He was born September 25, 1953 in Liberal, Kansas the son of Robert Kenneth and Beverly Marie (Fager) Martin.
Bob moved to Elkhart as a young man from Guymon, Oklahoma. He graduated from Elkhart High School. He retired from the oilfield. Bob married Cheryl Pasley on Dece

James (Pop) Edward Banning, age 75, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Sunday, September 4, 2011 in Wichita, Kansas. He was born June 15, 1936 in Longton, Kansas the son of Lonzo Abram and Veora Allison (Jackson) Banning.
James moved with his family to a farm near Longton at age 2, where he grew up and attended Longton schools; graduating from Longton Hig

Maxine T. Beckerman age 83, died Tuesday, August 30, 2011, at Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas.
She was born August 16, 1928, at Kingman, Kansas, the daughter of Clarence and Pauline (McCue) Koon. As a young girl she attended the Kingman school system, graduati